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Newspaper
Fulton County Tribune
Location
Wauseon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1919
Page
6
Eyewitness accounts report Spartacan leaders killed and followers arrested as government troops arrest, while streets fill with fear. Officials warn of further purges as Berlin braces for potential collapse amid martial law. The conflict escalates with reports of casualties and widespread disorder across cities in the region.
The proposal outlines federal support for foreign trade through a legislative appropriation. It includes about 7 million for expanded commerce efforts and a similar sum for the Department of Commerce, with emphasis on enhancing American firms' access abroad. It also notes reductions in internal revenue and other wartime adjustments, and mentions reallocation of funds from war and defense agencies.
Washington reports propose German deportations under wartime law. A House committee rejects a rule to grant private magee ethics for funding. US forces in France see soldiers returning home while additional drafts and assessments are noted.
Walker D. Blogs appointed director general by President Wilson to succeed William G. Mead in a major rail project. Hines, a prominent lawyer and former general counsel, chairs a key executive committee and heads a coal and railway interests system with New York headquarters.
In a midwest case dated January 1 1920 the Studebaker corporation reports the theft of bonds totaling 250000 from the First National Bank of Dean Mich. The bonds were in denominations of 10000 and sent by registered mail. Federal authorities and the bank are pursuing leads with no results yet.
A compilation of short items from Paris Rome and other cities. Reports note a French destroyer strike near the Black Sea and a casualty list from various events. Prohibition measures gain traction in Tennessee and Ohio with votes in favor. A New York bank heist suspect faces forgery charges while a U.S. steamer is reported in distress. Various political and international items reflect tumult and policy shifts.
Senate Foreign Relations Chair Hitchcock says U S actions in Russia are friendly to the Russian people and oppose Bolshevik forces. He describes Russia as a vast disorganized aggregation of local governments with center city power in Petrograd and Moscow amid wrecked governance. He notes Allied landings at Vladivostok Archangel and Murmansk to shield bases, stressing cooperation with Russian authorities.
Republicans convene a campaign meeting led by the national committee. Chairman Whit H Hare authorized to name an executive committee and affiliate subgroups as part of the drive. The party targets Democratic mismanagement of war prep and opposes government ownership of utilities and railroads.
Berlin reports German aviators bombed a flying station near Paoson held by Poles. Polish officials warn they will not be responsible for German civilians if attacks recur. Also notes Roswell Pichi, brother of Eugene Field, dies of pneumonia at 68 in Morristown New Jersey. Troops moving. transport schedules inch toward final British exit from England.
Spartacans led by Liebknecht ignite street battles in Berlin aiming to topple Ebert government. Government forces, loyal troops and police clash with rebels near government buildings as more uprisings spread to Bavaria and the Rhineland. Noske readies new troops. Russia's Bolshevik shift and Polish tensions color the wider chaos in Europe. Roosevelt dies as Wilson returns to Paris to press postwar settlement.
Amid wartime reporting on French forces, figures show 4.7 million in units and pensions estimated between 800000 and 200000 for total manpower. Killed or died of wounds reach 42,500 native troops, with 15,000 missing. Wounded total about 3,000,000. prisoners 445,000. work-disabled near 700,000. Overall death toll lower than feared.
Soldiers on leave from Salonika objected to being sent back after the war offer was announced. News signs on the Terrier urged action with phrases like Get a move on and We scot the wars dive us our tickets. Deputation from officials met them as Viscount Miner and General Robertson discussed the grievances.
Canada faces peace with buoyancy after a brutal war. Substantial victory in Victory Bond loans, doubled agricultural output, railway earnings triple. Bank deposits near 1.7 billion, and Canada now credits other nations. The 1918 conflict costs over 50,000 lives. more wounded, yet industrial strength and national resolve grow.
A fragment from the Louisville Courier-Journal shows a bantering exchange about wartime exploits and a traveler noting a rough night. An Atlantic passenger boasts, a follow up question asks what the other did in France, and a small money line appears about a game ending just over 200 dollars in the black.
A 19th century style medical note links a coated tongue to liver issues and poor digestion, recommending Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a remedy. It also reports on a fish shipment program from the Gulf to Nashville and Indianapolis, describing federal involvement in distributing fresh fish to inland cities.
An old advertisement promises relief from catarrh and fatigue by a constitutional balance. It asserts cures and offers a $100 reward for proof, claiming Halls Catarrh Medicine clears the system with a Toledo Ohio origin. The text also includes scattered phrases about treason and itching in a fragmented, promotional style.
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